Teaching

An evaluation of introductory biology syllabi from just under 100 colleges and universities finds the syllabus is often focused primarily on content and less likely to offer evidence-based practices for academic success.

Not customers, and not clients, either—reclaiming a vision of students as citizens points to a way forward for higher ed, Christine M. Nowik writes.

Benjamin Rifkin calls for incentivizing preparation for class discussions and making expectations for student engagement more transparent.

The tenured faculty member said Millsaps College argued that his email could be misconstrued as speaking on behalf of the institution. He’s appealing to the board. 

A recent study from the Community College Research Center finds establishing best practices and championing them among professors can impact student outcomes and faculty engagement and create a more positive environment.

But it could be, Jonathan Gyurko writes.

The work of teaching has never been harder, Seth C. Bruggeman writes.

Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to multiply historians’ routes to tenure, The 1619 Project’s impact on history debates and why policymakers need historians.